one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
two persons; two people; pair; couple
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
report; notification; registration
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
nothing but; except; no more than
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
long time; long interval; for quite some time
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about